Ryan Reaves Gets Absolutely Destroyed By A Super Small Player

In the recent game between Toronto and Ottawa, Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly made a brutal crosscheck to Ridly Greig of the Senators. This was made directly after Greig scored a goal with a slapshot with only six seconds left in the game.

As a result, Rielly received a 5-game suspension for this ridiculous fight. However, fellow teammate Ryan Reaves made a controversial public response. Instead of denouncing Rielly's reaction to a personal failure, Reaves expressed disapproval of the decision and encouraged increased violence in games.

While some players may agree with Reaves that the game is getting too soft, others clearly have other thoughts in mind. This was proven to be the case in tonight's game between Toronto and St. Louis, in which Reaves got utterly destroyed by a player much smaller than him.

Nathan Walker of The Blues was skating alongside this 6'2" defenseman when he had a chance to shove him against the wall. Standing at only 5'9", this attack seemed to come as a shock to the Maple Leaf, who clearly became disoriented trying to return to his feet.

Despite losing recently to the fifth worst in the league, Toronto is still at 11th in the league overall. Yet with overreactions from sore losers leading to suspensions and the glorification of violence while not being able to hold one's own, the Maple Leafs have to get their act together if they want a chance come playoff season.